Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-12
BgEvTTIES.


tn. barkeutine Amelia CAPTAIN heS
-, sryivsd 10 port last evening, seveE
avs from San Francisco.
Thos N. Reed, JF., Of Olympia. cans
Aozn IRON she Capital City yesterday
= sneua a day or 80 IN she netFopoiia
Tne railroad mill will start up voEh
.,ain neIt Monday. IL having beer
800 fof fss days, owing 20 thert
beina no logs.
c.n,oa n. Miller, the Indicted muir
a., N Colman and Pstten, was on
- streets yesterday 10 charge OF
Deputy sheriff.
Two men. VIM. Hickman and Chsriea
uassp we're % before Justice Solder.
- vsstsrday for disordeFgy conduct.
TSsy both pleaded guilty and were
sDed g..
", Johu link, who fer some time
-. has been employed 10 Dsokman's
g.o.svv- left here yesterday for San
F,sneiseo, where be will engage In the
.bolesale liquor bssiness-
The steamer RgsngeI arrived here
t,em British Columbia at 7 o'clock yes
,.,saV morning With q small freight.
a. brought 100 baFrels Of lime from
- Islands 10 Port ToSnsend, vseFe
~ AID ell Thursday night.
cau,sin Herbert Parker IL again tenn
..,.,ily in command Of the Fleetwood.
ssriDg the illness Of Captsin WSolery.
osusain Sam Hoyt made one trip 90
Il, int owing 10 bis crippled condition
"a enable 10 remain with her longer.
We. Boone, the architect, is nov
,aykiuR on the plans and specifications
ar the Toklss & SinRerman block on
T,sut street. The new building will DO
soriII feet in sizs, four stories hiRn,
snd by al odds the largest single build
Ing in the city.
The Seattle Gas and Electric Light
nomoAny's new plant is nov in run
ms order, and thoss who take the
s,oahle 20 visit their station 90 Main
s,I,st near Fourth will see what can be
Sops 10 the way Of arc lighting By the
American system.
forcs OF workmen are engaged in
sttsnsivsly repairing one OF the Spring
Inn Water Company's mains. leading
from one OF the reservoirs sooth OF
town. Tha work lie being done under
The personal supervision OF supeFin-
tsadsBt MsWilliams.
Pensions have been granted 10 the
minors Of Wm. Pettigrew, ksmilche, W.
\. Increase granted TO Antsn Wirth,
saIsn: Charles Z. White. Cannon. Ogn.
Hiram shattuck, ScappoOse, Ogn.i Rob
0ns Morgan, North Yakima. hesto-
ration and increase granted 70 John y.
Marvin, sidney, W. L.
The exercises at the Court House this
forenoon at II o'clock will no doubt be
quite interesting. The bar has ar.
ranged set Of resolutions expressive OF
tbeir feelings toward Judge Greene,
which will be- read upon his retirement.
JadRe Jones will then be sworn 10 and
adjOurn court TO day fixed in order 70
no 70 Whateom and hold the term Of
O0aFt there.
Chief Justice Jones stated yesterday
that be would not be in any great hurry
10 the appointment OF his clerk, bui
would take plenty Of time 10 investigate
the merits OF the various candidates be
fore making mis- choice. He said hs
thouaht il would be q month or 81
weeks before be made any change IL
The clerks office, II be made a change
tall
Charles Lipsky, manager for Sohwa
basher Bros. a Co. Of this city. left Tor
Alaska yesterday on the Idabo, for the
parpOse Of visiting Sitka, JaHeau and
other points, With view OF opening
business relations With The merchants
in the north. Mr.. Gatzsrt states that
Mr.. Lipsky will probably be absent tive
msnths, during which time be will post
himself thoroughly regarding Alaska
and her merchants.
The name Seatoo is likely soon TO pas
into history. The station at that point
heretofore called after the name Of th'
penitentiAry, "Seatoo," has been changed
BY the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany 10 BuoadA, the same as the namt
OF the GOAL mines being developed Al
thAt poiat by Saul Coulter aud his asso
GATES. The Territorial penitentiary Il
aoan 10 be removed from that place q
WaIa Walia, when Seated will be |
thing Of the past.
The other evening q representative OF
the Posr lNrHILIdENoKR formed enc o
a select audience at vocal ooncer
given by Messienrs Varney Dsome
James FiiE and James Combe, gen lie
men connected with the histriOnio pro
fession of Seattle. The artists abov'
named end their friends rendereS
most excellent programme con
usting OF ballad, Rlees, qaartets, etc.
which was loudly applsuaed by q sinai
bat dissriminstivs audience.
Mr.. Peter Kirke, the English iroI
manufactures, purchased q section o.
coal land yesterday. from Seattle par
ties, in the Cedar River country, payinl
therefor 81, 900. Thirteen Thousand
dollars we're paid yesterday and III
balance will be paid ~ soon as the par
ties selling the IniRe get 9 patent 10 ]
from the Government. THIS coal
makes good coke, and Mr.. Kirke vii
develop the niue for bis own use, a
the manufacture Of BessimeF steel re
quires large quantities OF coke.
The question having been raised, 4
may be stated that she new Su2rem'
Court Judges ones and Allyn-will b
entitled Co sit In Judgment upon case
from their districts previously decided
In the lower courts by their predecessors
Judges Greene and Hoyt. With then
90 the bench. a quorum of the Suprem'
Cour, vill Tor the frst time consist o.
four Justices. The Congressional Law
governing the matter 81 ply fOFbids th'
service Of a Judge in the Suprem'
Court on any case tried by him in th'
District Court.
Gardening IL IN progress all over th'
city. Men aud women are 10 be seen a
voTk 10 a thousaDd yards. working ovel
aouer beds, patting in or preparing :,
pot In vegetable seed, trimming and
working around frnit trees and vines
cleaning up pathways, renewing Dor
deFs, setting cut shade and fruit trees
aud dong She many other things neces
sary 10 we'll Kept gardens. The reaulti
OF their labnrs will be seen and enjoyeS
one tvn aud three months henoe, wher
the garden owners will be getting bael
IL pleasare and profit the value OF lhei
labor many times over,
since the completion 81 the new plsBl
toat along the South Seattle waite
mont, the old beach road - about de
serted. Indeed, Il IL 50 seidaA nsss
INST t Is nov hrm and dry peArly it
tal lsnRth. The new plank read !
thoroughly appreciated every day by
A'ge numser ~ teamsiers. farmers ans
des,Ttans. The yiew Of the city frou
NE south end 81 the road IL one ~ en-
oesi 10 be obtained, aud it Is needles G.